Allison vs Bristow

A side-by-side comparison of Allison and Bristow: population, income, housing, and more.

Allison and Bristow are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Allison has the higher population (1,028 vs 173 in Bristow). Allison has the higher median home value ($104,600 vs $54,400 in Bristow). Since 2019, Bristow's population has grown faster (+13.1% vs -7.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Allison	Bristow
Population	1,028	173
Median age	44.1 yrs	44.0 yrs
Median household income	$64,306	—
Median home value	$104,600	$54,400
Median gross rent	$619	$375
Housing units	519	99
Homeownership rate	72.2%	85.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.7%	3.7%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Allison	Bristow
Population	1,109 → 1,028 (-7.3%)	153 → 173 (+13.1%)
Median household income	$53,788 → $64,306 (+19.6%)	—
Median home value	$89,600 → $104,600 (+16.7%)	$36,300 → $54,400 (+49.9%)
Median gross rent	$516 → $619 (+20.0%)	$650 → $375 (-42.3%)

Allison

Population

1,1091,028

Median household income

$53,788$64,306

Median home value

$89,600$104,600

Median gross rent

$516$619

Bristow

Population

153173

Median home value

$36,300$54,400

Median gross rent

$650$375

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Allison	Bristow
Under 5	3.2%	2.3%
5 to 17	15.7%	17.3%
18 to 24	5.9%	2.3%
25 to 34	12.1%	7.5%
35 to 44	14.6%	22.5%
45 to 54	15.1%	12.1%
55 to 64	10.8%	20.8%
65 to 74	10.7%	8.7%
75 and over	12.0%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Allison	Bristow
White (non-Hispanic)	98.4%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Allison	Bristow
No high school diploma	8.2%	13.3%
High school graduate	40.0%	48.1%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	3.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Allison	Bristow
Drove alone	84.7%	84.8%
Carpooled	4.0%	13.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.4%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.2%	0.0%
Other means	3.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Allison	Bristow
1-unit, detached	88.4%	94.9%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.2%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Allison	Bristow
Poverty rate	9.5%	18.5%
Average household size	2.14	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	25	22
Median year structure built	1956	1946